Good morning brethren and senoritas. I apologize for the tardiness of this week's edition. The weather is atrocious and I had get some work done in Belle Chasse.

Friday after work, I sprinted (slow jog for most) out of the office to head to the Quarter. My cab ride was brief and reeked of cigarettes, but the character of the driver will be hard to replace by the new Uber drivers. Before the driver got to me, I polished off some Evan Williams single barrel. I received the bottle in my Easter basket. It was pretty good. If if didn't have "Evan Williams" on the bottle, it could go for $50.

My first stop of the evening was at Amelie. I walked in and ordered a Rhubarb and rye. The ladies got Amelie's. The talk was small, since I had 8:00 reservations at Angeline.

After a few discussions with the chef about bread puddings, I ordered another for the walk to the restaurant. Angeline is a new restaurant, where Stella! used to be located. I believe it's only been open a couple of weeks.

The place was packed, and the decor had changed. I was not crazy about it, but the food and service more than made up for it.

The waitress was very pleasant and knowledgeable about the menu. The bar was backed up, but that's nothing new with new places. As the drinks would come to the table, I'd order another round. Their old fashions were very good.

For dinner, I went with baked eggs and braised cheeks. The lady got gazpacho and crab linguini. The food was delicious. I had never had baked eggs before and I was very pleased. The cheeks were the best part of the meal. The combination with their grits made me drool. Thankfully, they had napkins.

There was too much gazpacho served. It was very refreshing and cool. The pasta was very fresh and paired well with the fresh crab.

For dessert, we had a piece of chocolate chess pie. I liked it, but preferred it without the ice cream.

I will definitely being going back to Angeline. The prices were decent, and the food was delicious.
After dinner, I walked to Lafitte's and caught a cab.

On Saturday, I awoke to run my errands and prepare for a day of drinking. I grabbed my go to Little Debbie and headed out. It provided a jump start to the morning.

At the lady's I grabbed this silly cider. Someone must have left it in her fridge following a party. It was nasty.

We then hit up the Fest. I stopped at Lafitte's and grabbed a Beam.

After a few slow jams, we headed to the Square to dabble in the concessions. I grabbed some shrimp from Antoine's, a hot sausage poor boy, a fried shrimp blt poor boy. The shrimp were overpriced. The two poor boys were delicious. The shrimp had an interesting sweet batter.

The guys at the sausage stand were very nice. I had to wait for them to finish cooking more sausage. We shot the shite for a few minutes discussing the boiling technique. I use it when I cook brats. The guys will be opening a brick and mortar shop in Gentilly soon. I wish them the best of luck. The sausage was delicious and didn't need the bread. (I prefer hot sausage patties on my poor boys.)

This post was edited on 4/13/15 at 2:10 pm